In my hundreds of years of life, I've only felt this feeling that i am feeling right now twice. Once about ninety years ago when a extremely skilled fighter and Chi user entered our village, the second time when I fought Ranma with the Shark-fist. Truth be told, I only think i felt that power from Ranma that time because of our close proximity. But this time, I felt it within my small resturant, from the local highschool.

Never in my life did I think that i would encounter something so... unbelieveable again. But I have felt it twice, both times from the same man.

I felt the Neko-ken unleashed.

It's hard to describe such a feeling, it really depends on the person that has the Neko-ken. From Ranma, you can feel a sudden feeling of safty, an odd feeling because of the knowledge that the Neko-ken will rip you apart if your not careful, but that is the feeling that you get from Ranma.

Then the next part of this feeling starts.

Unadulted hatred.

I have never in my life felt hatred so strong. A hatred only a child can feel, hatred only beings still deeply intouch with their instincts can feel. But Ranma can emit this feeling everytime he goes into the Neko-ken.

The last part of this feeling is very curious, a underlaying sorrow.

Can this be Ranma's human soul singing within the Neko-ken? Is this why he can still revert back to his sane state without the help of a Magical item like that first man i met with this Technique? Or is it something else?

Fear.

Being so old, I don't really have much to fear now. I've seen my children die before me. I've seen wars waged because of some petty reasons. I've seen things that only Ranma can accept just because of the fact that he's seen them too, and then some more things that even Ranma can't accept. I've even see my own potential death about ten years ago.

That is why being Chi sensitive is so important to me, To feel things that one can't feel with their own physcial limits. I felt, heard, smelled, saw, and tasted what happiness, sorrow, hatred, and any other emotions that you can name because of my chi sensitivity. But this is the first time i've exprienced a dark emotion so pure.

I think i can honestly say that at this moment, I found myself shaking in fear despite the fact that Death is no longer one of my fears.

In fact, I fear for what Ranma may do in his state of Neko-ken. Never have I sensed so much hatred in one so young. Never an emotion so pure from one as experianced as Ranma.

I fear for everyone that has wronged him in one way or another.

Fear.

I've heard the american saying, 'Payback's a bitch'

I always thought of it as a joke and said, 'No, Payback is just an amazon with lots of weapons.'

But I think now I truely understand that saying's meaning.

But instead of a female dog, it's a male cat.

Yes, I do not fear alot due to my experiances in life, but one of the things that I DO fear that i can admit at this moment right now is this.

I fear Ranma.

I fear for those that Ranma has a need to hate.

"COLOGNE!"

Seems like little miss Tendo has needs for me, I wonder why....

"Yes Miss Tendo?"

"It's... it's... ranma.."

"Yes child, I know, I will meet you at the school ground once I've gathered the items that I need."

"But..."

"I know more about the Neko-ken than you can comprehend, and I have magical artifacts that can break one out of it even if the usual ways of waking him isn't working."

Sometimes, I feel SO tired talking to the younger generation. I am be old, but i'm not senile.

"But, Ranma, he's aware! He knows what he's doing! He.. he said that he... hates everything..."

Oh dear... this isn't good is it?

"Go, try to prevent Ranma from killing anyone, I'll send Shampoo and Mousse to assist you soon, but I still need to get those artifacts!."

Akane nodded and dashed towards the school.

I hope my old age won't try to catch up to me during this little event...

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Cologne, I always thought that she is EXCELLENT at changing subjects to things that she likes. So here you are, Cologne's mind. See how the ancient ghoul manages to change topics within her own mind just as good as she does it with Ranma!

All joking aside, Cologne is very old no matter how you look at it, and most old people don't have much to be scared about expecially if your a old person that can kick ass while balancing on a cane. But with knowledge comes fears that most people won't know of. And Cologne's fear is this Ranma. I think that one of the reasons that Cologne wants Ranma in the Amazon tribe is because Ranma is just THAT good. Another reason is because she likes to torment him, but that's really besides the point.

Cologne's Knowledge of Neko-ken: Let's face it, She knows the Neko-ken, she's FOUGHT against the Neko-ken, she even SAID that she has faced it once during that whole watermelon race thingy. But Since Neko-ken is banned, her knowledge of it will be limited because you can't really know something unless you've seen something in action for a while (On a side note, this is also why i think school is a waste of time. That ends my personal fight with the school system for the day ^^).

I think I was avoiding the true subject for a bit too long in this mini-fic, but like I said at the beginning of my rant ^^....

Anyways, Shampoo is next.. when I get off my butt to actually do some writing anyways =.=

Oh yeah, in case your wondering where the interlude is... let me just say three words

Screw the interlude....